New-York tribune., 1887-04-24
CALIFORNIA MILLS CLOSED.
RESULTS OF A GREAT WHEAT "CORNEh -
sOCIAI,-THE CRUISER CHARLESToN.

TBY rKLRGRArH TO THE rRrBUSEl
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-The great Cmcago
wheat corner has had disastrous eneco Oh
wheat and -four dealers In California 10 mas
long been an open secret that the Nevada BANK
.uous engineered the deal In Chicago and
manipulated the wheat market there precisely aS
they manipulated the mining stock market here
lsst December. Their game In both deals was
70 catch Shorts and they seemed to have sue
seeded well at home and abroad They have
drawn not less than 81 100000 out Of the Chicago
,"deal," and they are credited with holding wneat
worth $4,000 They have 10000 tons ID
California warehouses, about seventy cargocs On
the way to Liverpool and many more In tha'
port The local result Of these huge HOLDINGS
. complete blockade Of the shipment OF both whes'
and -four. All the large -four mills arc running
on half time or are shut down. South american
orders for flour are supplied with Chinan hour
while the China trade is lost for the bime oeins
uhe stock Of wheat in sight here now Is estimated
Ut 250.00o tons. or about enough to supply fort
nighps demand. It is evident that the Chicago
'-bears" win suffer next month, the Nevada
Bank clique have everything in their own hanos
here, and they are not accustomed TO show mercy
to those whom they squeeze in corner"
The marriage OF Miss Crocker and G. B. Alex
Ander of NewYork, which takes place in this city
on tuesday. win be the chief social event OF the
season. Only 400 tickets have been
Issued, and to the wedding breakfast only the
members of the families will be invited. Both
the prospective bride and bridegroom have been
recipients Of o number Of social attentions this
week On Wednesday night the Bar Association
gave a dinner to Mr.. Alexander at the Pacific
Club. The company comprised Judges Hoffman
and Sawyer, Senator Stanford, Hall McAlister,
B. NJ. Wilson and many other prominent lawyers
and capitalists. On Tuesday evening Senator ana
Mrs. Stanford entertained them at dinner at the
Senator's fine house on California-st The Dridal
trip will be to Europe. Charles Crocker accom-
panying the party. Mrs. Crocl1er win remain In
this city.
The Frankel Brothers, brokers, Of Virginia City
failed. it will be remembered, last December in
the great stock panic for nearly q million. One
of their victims was John Quinn, ComStock
miner, who lost $4,000 He met SOL Frankel
on the train coming to this city few days ago
and after vsinly trying to collect the debt. drew
q pistol and swore he would shoot Frankel. He
was disarmed before he did any damage lie said
his own family was destitute, while Frankel. who
had beggared him, was on his way to Germany
with fortune.
The resignation of the Rev Dr. sprecner as
pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church has peen
Rccepted. His successor has not been decided on.
although there are rumOrs that the old pastor
Dr. John Hemphil, now in Philadelphia, Will be
asked to return.
The United States Railroad Commissioners,
Theodore Cook 1haddeus c. Pound and George
btoneman, have finished their inspection OF the
newly constructed portion Of the Oregon and Cali
fornia road. On their return they were enter
tained by Morris NJ Estee, the large vineyardist
of Napa, and they visited General Didwels great
ranch at Chico.
Paddy Ryan, the slugger, who thought he
saw fortune in the liquor business in San Fran
cisco. has filed assignment. High rent and
non-paying customers knocked him out.
Work is going rapidly on the new steel
cruiser Charleston at the iron works in this city.
lhe pattern for the stern post is finished and
worlSmen are now engaged on the pattern for the
nose-piece or ram. Both are to be of cast steel,
and this work will be done by the Pacific Rolling
Mills 1t is estimated that it viii be one month
before the keel is laid.
Chinese lotteries have increased rapidly in this
rity and Oakland. The favcrite plan Is TO have
n lottery office in the lear of Chinese Japanese
bric-a-brac. In spite of heavy fines, large mum
bers Of people. including school children, indulge
In this demoralizing gambling in which any one
who has ten cents may take chance.